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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is masato made from?

2. What do the Indians call their village?

3. What skill does Nadia claim in addition to her multilingualism?

4. Arriving at the home of the gods, what mythic character does Alex compare himself to?

5. What does Alex fight in his initiation to manhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would pistols be of no use in defending against an attack by the People of the Mist?

2. What causes the kidnappers to become angry with Nadia and how is the problem resolved?

3. How does Omayra Torres plan to persuade the Indians to accept vaccinations?

4. What worries Nadia and Alex about Karakawe's activities?

5. Why do the efforts of the expedition to lure the Indians with gifts and trinkets fail?

6. How do the kidnapping People of the Mist treat Alex differently than Nadia?

7. What response do Nadia and Alex get when they warn adults about the conspiracy to eradicate the Amazon Indians?

8. What unexpected injury does Alex sustain while waiting to be rescued and how does it affect him?

9. How are Alex's mother and Nadia's mother alike?

10. What does Nadia learn when she is the first to glimpse the Beast?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Alex's discovery of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado. How did it turn out to be as expected? How different?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the opinions of the Amazon Indians toward the Nahab-- foreigners. What events have caused the People of the Mist and other Amazon Indians to hold those opinions?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Alex gains power during his initiation ceremony. What does he take from his father, his mother, and the jaguar? How is he different when the ceremony is concluded?

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